.
, We, who are tied to
oiilce desks, can’t di-
gest what our way-back
ancestors could, who
t chased bears, and such,
from morning 'till night
through the tall timber.
"FORCE" is the ideal
food for an indoor
stomach.
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Certainly l Lots of people
have parted company
with Consump t io n
through the use of _
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NEW lllil SERVIDE
ihave decided to begin in the
city and suburbs an up-to-date
cab service, Passengers, baggage
etc-, will be conveyed to boats
trains or anywhere else desired
' ~ rms ouaama1l.cnaanon'r1t‘rows ramen anwaamsuzvn. may 3. tw. _ 3
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lottetown S' eam Navigation Co., relieving
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Sul.-'-Al one of the citizens of Sum-
mersldeflntsreahd in its .welfare, I am
compound to protest against the continu-
ed ignoring of our reasonable claims,
made iugood ‘faith front time to time,
upon the several departments of the gov-
ernment at 0ttswa;anf\ in making this
protest, 1 do not take tbdground that the
head of each of these dilerent depart-
ments is solely responsible tor defects
and overslghts in carrying out the de-
tails connected with work belonging to
liisdspnrtment, as changes ofthe gov-
ernmental parties are often followed by
retaining in omoe many of the deputies
and other stef! ofiicers of former admin-
istratior»s,and who might be more desirous
to see their friends reinstalled, than that
the dutlssof the dcpartment should be
administered in the most satisfactory
manner. The retaining of these officers
always follows when ministers are chang-
ed, owing to trrublaa within the Cabinet.
Some of these claims have been partially
responded to, but in a way that indicates
either a want of good intention, or gross
carelessness in the carryingout of the
work.
First,-We have the sudden withdrawal
of the dredge, before the necessary work
was completed, and the manifest folly of
_much dredging where it was least need-
ed, was doubly impressed at the time,
by the heavily loaded steamer Northum-
berland passing out over the ground to
be dredged.
Second,-There ls the monument to
incapacity, which has been on exhibition
for a number of years in our harbor,
i .
rsomnsts
nn Enzeni
Milk Crust, Scailed Head,
Tetter, Ringworm
and Pimples
GUMPLETE TREATMENT
Olde” left at M<>D°I1“1d & MC- ForTorturing,DlsfigurlngHumours,
Kinnon’s Drug Store or at the
stables. Sydney Street. near
Stevensorrs Corner ,will receive
prompt attention.
J. M. NICHOLSON.
Telephone No. 253
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SKIRTS
When buying your fall skirts it
will be JUST AS EASY to get a
good reliable line as to buy any-
thing that comes along. We have
a reputation to keep and we intend
KEEPING and IMPROVING it.
Every merchant who ever tried our
goods has kept on buying them.
Our letter order business for spec
ial sizes is a big advantage to ou
customers. TRY IT.
Mr. Wm, Minto of Surnmerside
is our agent for P. E. Island.
Britannia Manufacturing Co.
_ Lumrso,
30, 32. 34 Granville St., Halifax.
4 18 d nn
From infancy to Age.
The agonizing itching and burning
of the skin, as in eczema; the frightful
scaling, as in psoriasis; tho loss of hair
and crusting of the scalp, as in scallcd
head; the facial dlsilgurement, as in
plmplcs and rlngworm; the awful suf-
fering of infants, and anxiety of wom-
out parents, as in milk crust, tetter and
salt rhsum-all demand a remedy of
almostsuperhuman virtues to success-
fully cope with them. That Cutlcura
Soup, Ointment and Pills are such
stands proven beyond all doubt. No
statement is made regarding them that
is not justified by tho strongest. evi-
dence. Thc purity and sweetness, the
power to afford immediate relief, the
certainty of speedy and permanent
cure, the abso ute safety and great
economy have made them the standard
skin cures and humour remedies or the
civilized world.
Complete treatment for every humour,
cnnslstiug of Cutlcura Soap to cleanse
the Skill. Cutlcurn Ointment to heal the
skin, and Cutlcuru Resolvcnt Pills to
cool and cleanse the blood may now he
had of all druggists. A single set. is
often sufficient to cure the most tor-
turing, (lisflguring, itching, burning and
scaly humours, cmremns, reshcs und
irrltations. from infancy to age, when
all else fails.
Cuiicurs Resolvani. liquid and ln tho form ef Chocolate
Coated Pills. Cuilnllraf lnimen! and Cuilturl Soap am
sold iliroulhout the world. Depots | Landon. W Charter-
lmull Sqn Paris. 5 This de ll Pllxx Aulfrilla. ll.. Towns
I Co., B dnsyr Boston. 187 Columbus Ave. Potter Drug
I Chemical Corp Bois Proprietors. '
qrsand for ‘how tu Cure Lvsry B\\l11»\1I‘- -*
  SPRING  
llVE|llIlli\TS
When the robin chirps and the blue bird sings. you may
make up your mind that Spring has tossed old Winter out of
, lr. lap. And its time_for you to toss that old Overcoat to
~ esecond hand man or put it away till next winter, and get
your small coin together to buy a new light weight Over-
` ”AiSprlug' Overcast is a'very desirable piece of property
to have. Many of our coats are of our own manufacture and
~ ints of superiority over. imported. clothing are easily seen.
es $8. $10 and S12.
If you want a shower proof coat. factory made, we have
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hem equaito if~not better value than you _find in any store
n town or country. Come in and :ry some of them ou you.
 A. BRU E.
,M Clothier and Furnisher. t
 King of' Soft Hau.` 
From Pimples to Scrofuia, _
  LUHBAGO OUBED AGAIN
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Well-Known Stockxrower Used Dodd’l
Kidney Pills and Gives tba Result.
Boannaal, Our, May 2.- (Special)-
Robert O. Lampman, the wall-known
Gainsbero farmer and stock-grower, has
‘given the following statement for Publiu-
ation:
“ For twenty years I suffered from
Lumbago with all its worst symptoms. I
had the mos: distressing pains it seemed
possible to bear. At times I was entirely
prostrated and was for weeks unable to
,do anything whatever and had ta be
helped to dress and to move from a chair
to the sofa.
"I tried doctors and medicines but get
no benefit till I commenced to use Dodd’s
Kidney Pills. Six boxes cured me com-
pletely."
n Lumbairo like Rheumatlsm is caused by
uric acid in the blood. Healthy Kidnsya
take all the uric acid out of the blood.
Do:id’s Kidney Pills make healthy
Kldneys.
T
known as an attempt to give us a much
needed breakwater. As the durability of
work is indicated by its weakest part,
a visit to the work now by an independ-
ent observsr will reveal the fact that
some of ihe‘ sand stone used has com-
pletely crumbled away.
Third,--Repairs to Linht House and
foundation. .In reference to this matter.
I should say that such a dilapitated struo~
ture, for alight house, is not to be found
' at any place in the Dominion, where the
imports and exports are `compa\-atively so
urge.
Fourth,--The repudiation by Capt.
Finlayson last summer, (when the Minis-
ter of Marine and Fisheries was on
board)oftbe depth of water in our har-
bor, as given by Commander Tooker in
the lat/r st Chart of Summerside harbor,
which indicates n depth as great as that
which prevails on the bar at Plctou.
Fifth,-The lack of proper interest be-
ing taken by the Manager of tba P. E.
Island Railroad, in regard to providing
empty cars, when needed for certain work
here. We know of much dissatisfaction
and loss to our merchants and farmers in
Prince County this winter, because hun-
dreds of cars wanted could not be obtain-
ed to move fire wood into Summerside,
and mussel mud out of Summerslde,when
it was notorious that emrty cars remain-
ed for weeks at stations and sidings,
West and East, snowed up. 'l`he ener-
getic application of labor an the proper
time would have released thase cars, ac-
commodated the farmers, and added in
the revenue ofthe road. Then in rt gard
to winter express accommodation, we
know that packages are received at, and
sent from Charlottetown, while ue are
cut off from this advantage, having to
forward our Hoods to, or receive them at,
Charlottetown. Summerside should have
the same right from the P. E. Island
Railway as Charlottetown has in this re-
gard, as well as in regard to a special for
winter foreign mails. Perhaps someone
may be surprised to learn that out of the
28 days this winter Sumrnerside was
without a foreign mall via .the steamers,
18 of these 28 Says, we woulri_ have re-
ceived these 18 mails, had a speclifl
been used in the interests of Sumrnerside
and other parts of Prince County. Even
holding up the regular train for an hour
upon two occasions was all that was
necessary to give us a foreign mail on
those two days. During the other ten
days of the 28th, we received foreign malls
via the Capes, but why should any of
these Cape mails be hustied oil' to Char
lottctuwn, assorted and brought back to
us the following day? Or why were so
many outward trips, by four boats and 48
men, necessary, simply to take over only
the Summerslde letter mails, with no
proper connection at Cape Tormentlne' or
Sackvtlle to expedite these mails l These
four boats and ~iS1nen returned many
times without mails or passengers. Why
such a proceeding was in operation, can-
not be conceived, unless it was to amuse
these hard working men. It certainly
would not occur if proper thought was
given to the interests of Prince County.
Sixth,-The Summersidc Railway stat-
ion and yard accommodation here are such
as would be condemned as inadequate
by any fair minded man. The
dangerous character of this restricted area
has impressed itself noon us by the occur-
rence of more than one serious accident.
Seventh,-The winter mall service, so
for as it has been carried out this winter,
by the two steamers, aided hy the efll-
clent ice-boat service, has been fairly suc-
cessful, owlng to the unprecedented
`energy and rivalry on the part. of both
'masters, with equally fleet and strong
stcamers, and upon the roulc declared by
both of them to the Depnrtrncnt at Ottawa
as the only possible satisfactory winter
route, a conclusion endorsed, not only by
the capable engineers, but by every em-
ployee on board. The rcgulat on
of other seasons “to never leave
port after 12 c'olock noon" was
laid aside, “ready atnll hours, to do or
die” was substituted, and it is this kind
of energy which tells in every vocation,
and could not foil in getting the best re-
sultafor the eastern route. Nevertheless
25 days this winter, including last Satur-
day, the 28rd inat., Prince County did not
get a_foreIgn mail, neither did It large
part ofQueens County, by this eastern
rout.e.! It failed to do this three days
since the 18th Inst., and when the last
failure occurred (28r:l), the route was sup-
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IKnow MlNARD`S LINIMENT will
cure Dlphthsrla.
, JOHN D. BOUTILLIER.
French Village.
l Know MINARUS LINIMENT will
cure Group. '
" J. F. CUNNINGHAN.
Cape Island.
i Klmw M|Nl\m>‘s Lmlmaur is its
beat. remedy on earth.
.losses A. suowf.
Norway, Me.
thewlnfar boats by carrying freight. A
record has been made for Charlottetown
Therelsno one acquainted with the lee
conditions on the western route this
winter but knows that only one of the
steamers upon this route with the
psthy in this route, on the
part of master, crew, agent and Deputy
Minister, and aided fora short time by
the ice-boat service, would have given
more daily deliveries of foreign mails to
Sumuxsrnlde, all of Prince County, and a
llrks part. of Queens, than has been dons
by the eastern rou'e up to date of this
writing; and during the last 3Odays the
Stanley could have made semi-daily tri ps
in daylight, and had eight hours for
handling freight. No auch expaditioi is
possible by any other route. The eastern
route was favored this winter, as north
easterly winds did not prevail, and the
western rou e was favored by an early
closing without the usual gale and snow-
storm. The border ice remained all
winter, and although a larger area of ice,
it was not heavily rnftei ice at Sea Cow
Head. as usual other winters. The many
snow falls of this winter also tended to
prevent our having so much thick border
loc: What we need for toe wc stern route
isa proper test made by those only who
are in favor of the route, and encouraged,
if possible, by the agent, as well as the
Deputy Minister of the Marine Depart-
ment, snd his agent at Charlottetown. lt
was difficult to understand what Mr.
Stumbles, the visiting representative of
the department in liI)3, meant, when he
asked how long did we want the Stanley
held up to convince us_of “the impracti-
cablllty ofthe route,” but more difficult
heroic conduct during the winter of 1903 ~
“From a careful study of the events con
nected with last wlnter's efforts to keep
up communication between Summerside
and the Mainland, I am satisfied that the
difficulties were unsurmountahle, and
that Capt.. Brown was not responsible for
the Iccbound condition in which the
Stanley was placed, but showed diligence
and caution in the discharge of bis duties
and snifered much hardship from his
csaselesseflorts to free the Stanley dur-
ing the two months the vessel was drift,-
ing back and forth in the Strait."
These words sound strangely when ap-
plied toa master, who did u0'. s*e that
he had at lrasi, three months' provisions
on board his steamer, before commencing
this service, and who, when interviewsi
by our Port Warden two days after being
stuck in the ice (1903,) said that he would
not spend a dollar to release her, “she
was hound to be held up till March."
Three days later he was carried down ills
Straits, and when oil' Hampton, discharg-
ed half his crew, ' and the pilot, and
claimed that provisions were short,‘and'
then actually took on board two or more
sleigh loads of provisions from Charlotte-
town. What effort was made for a month
after this to release the vessel? In the
winter of 1902 the Stanley was brought
V -(Continued en page 7).
Health in May
Every Sick and
Brokendown
Woman.
Thousands of sick and brokendown
wives and mothers and frail girls have in
the past been restored to robust health by
Palne's Celery Compound. It is the onlv
medicine that succeeds when all others
fail. Mrs. Mossop, of Mimico, Ont. ,
says:-I have much pleasure ln giving my
testimony in favor of Paincs Celery Corn-
pound. I was entirely broken down by
bard work, anxiety and sleeplessness,
and had pains all through my body.
Doctors' remedies had no effect, and no-
thing met my case until I used Paine‘s
Celery Compound. This medicine has
dons wonders for me, and l would strong-
ly urge ull suffering women to u =e it, us it
is the best in the world."
Paine’s
Celery
Compound
The Famous
Spring Medicine
ls W0man’s
Friend.
If you are sick and desire free medical
advice, write to "Consulting Physician ”
best authority that the Russians are
about to enforce martial l'aw west of the
Liaorl River.
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Bloyclists and all athletics depend on
BEN'l‘LEY'S Liulment to keep the
joints llmher and muscles in trim.
The
“Boaters Tourist”
certainly notfor Prince Edward Island: _- rn, in
 SPRING WEAR
same persistent energy and eym-  ,,.,.,-_»
“ Fi:-Reform "- wardrobe is
ready to show you everything
proper for Spring wear. s
“ Fit - Reform ” Clothes vary
only in styles and patterns. In
the art of tailoring-the careful
attention to hidden details-“Fib I
Reform” holds to the standard it
has set for years.
Ever see anything more
distinctive, more elegant-than
those West of England Tweeds-
Scotch Tweeds-Irish Homespuns
and Serges-that we are showing?
$18, Sze, $22 and $25.
yet to comprehend tho meaning of the [-1 7'   H Y i V “W /’ `  \Hr_`
following, from Deputy Minister Gour-  1 P l TA , K  . l /
deau, in reference to Capt. Brown`s _ l '\ 2’ `   
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PROWSE BROS., CHARLOTTETOWN
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“PROGRESS  -1;
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Ram or Shine Coats _ V
are simplyindispenslble. The only
protection against damp clothes on I '
wet days. And they are shapely, Q1
stylish top coats when the sun comes ij `
out. “PROGRESS” tailors convert ~
the rich,Aimported, rain-proof fabrics
into the hancisomest of Overcoats.
The man who buys “ Progress" E
Brand Clothing, buys quality.
Sold by Leading Cloihiers
Throughout Canada. , 1
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ACTUAL RESULT
THE BEST TEE-'l`
"I know of no way of judging of the future but by thc
past.” - l’.\'rv1cK Hi-;:\'.\‘\“
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23 yearsof capable and conservative tititmgcrimit is the
North American Lifes pledge and your gurlmutcc tor the
future.
.i per cent interest (compound) in addition to c.trryiug
the risk has been paid by the North A1ueric.'u1 l.ifc to lioillexs
of endowment policies at maturity.
_ Every form of Policy contract issued at easy rutcfi on thu
lives of healthy men, women and clrildren.
Those desiring to create an estate or provide nn inumuc
for wife. children or self should write us for suitable plum.
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IT’ PROVOK ING
to miss n train. lt's
provoking to xniss any-
thing you want to
secure. You find the
train at the depot at
train time, but you
find the best paints
and oils in Ch’tcwn at
our store at all times.
No matter when you
come you cnn‘t miss
` finding just whal you
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somer, but last longer than any others. Try them
and you'll see for yourself.
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